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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

621. pariShkruthA moUkthikarashmijAlaI: padhasya gOpthrI BhavathI=20
murArE:BhavathyanEkOrmisamAkulAnAm pumsAm thamassAgarapOthapAthrI=20

(Oh Paaduka!) This ocean of wordly life rocks beings by its waves,=20
which are hunger, thirst etc. tormenting the beings. You, being the=20
guard for the Lord's Feet are safely fastened, by means of the cords=20
of pearl-lustre-rays, to be fit enough to ferry through the ocean to=20
Moksha destination.=20

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S)

SlOkam 621

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! Wooden boats are held=20
together by strong ropes. The boats made secure in this manner hold=20
goods safely and transport them across the sea without any danger to=20
them. You act in a similar manner and help Your worshippers to cross=20
the dark and stormy seas of samsAra safely. Your pearls serve as the=20
ropes for the boat of the Lord's holy feet to cross the ocean of=20
worldly existence known for its many dangers.

2. SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The inner meaning is that people
after the avathAram of Swamy NammazhwAr become fortunate to=20
know about the pearl like paasurams revealing the Tatthva thrayam
and attain auspiciousness. They attain mOksham ultimately. They=20
attain SrI Vaikuntam with the recitation and comprehension of the=20
divine anubhavam-laden paasurams of Swamy NammazhwAr.

3. PaadhukE! You become the boat for those janthus , who suffer from
the six worries of hunger, thirst , sorrow , ignorance , old age=20
and death , which are like the unstopping waves of a stormy sea=20=20
( anEkOrmi samAkulAnAm pumsAm tama: saagara pOthapAthri=20
bhavathI). How do you do that ? Your rows of pearls serve as=20
the ropes that bind the planks of the boat ( Moukthika rasmi jAlai:
parishkruthA ) bind it . You protect the Lord's sacred feet=20
( MurArE: Padhasya gOpthrI ) =85(V.S).=20=20







Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

622. rangEshapAdhaprathipannaBhOgAm
rathnAnuviDdhaIrmahithAm shirOBhi:
mukthAvadhAthAm maNipAdhukE! thvAm
mUrthim BhujangADhipathE: prathIma:

Oh Manipaaduka! I dare say You are an incarnation of Adisesha! 
Whereas You have the previlege of enjoying his Feet, Adisesha in 
snake-body enjoys the revered Rangesa, Sri Rangesapada! Both get 
respectability from the gems on top. If You get a white lustrous 
surface by virtue of the pearls, Adisesha is pearl-white!

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V. Sadagopan (V.S):

SlOkam 622

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! We recognize You as 
AdhisEshA , the Lord's close companion. We wonder whether 
AdhisEshA himself has taken Your form to protect the Lord's 
feet, when He travels. There are so many similarities between You 
and AdhisEshA, which makes us think this way. Both of You serve
the Lord and derive great pleasure through that service. Both of You 
have gems adorning Your head portions. AdisEshA has a white color 
like Your pearls. The word " BhOga" used by Swamy Desikan 
in this verse can mean either a serpent (AdhisEshA ) or enjoyment.

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! You are enmeshed with 
priceless pearls. You display a radiant white hue. PerumAL is
placing His Thiruvadi on You. The heads of BrahmA and others rest
on Your surface. In this state, You remind adiyEn of AdhisEsahn ,
who is white in hue and the Lord is resting on him. Like You, 
AdhisEshan has countless jewels on His hoods. 

3) Oh PaadhukE! We think of You as having the resemblence to 
PerumAL's bed , AdhisEshan ( ThvAm BhujangAdhipathE: mUrthim 
pratheema ). Why ? Both of You have the sukham arising from union 
with Lord's Thiruvadi ( SrirangEsa padha prathipanna bhOgAm ). Both 
of You are celebrated for the head adorned with many gems ( rathna 
anuviddhai: sirObhi: mahithAm ) . Both of You are radiantly white in 
hue ( mukthA avadhAtAm )...(V.S)








Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

623. mukundhapAdhAvani! moUkthikaIsthE
jyOthsnAmayam vishwamidham dhivApi
vaImAnikAnAm na Bhajanthi yEna
vyAkOchathAmanjalipadhmakOshA:

Oh Mukunda Paaduka! This world becomes full of moons even in daytime,=20
by reason of Your pearls which radiate such lustre. As a consequence,=20
the Devas take to a suppliant posture of their hands, delineating a=20
lotus bud. And buds naturally do not blossom and open up!, this being=20
a night to their experience!

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special notes by V. Sadagopan (V.S):

SlOkam 623=20

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: " Oh Mukunda PaadhukE!=20
The lustre of Your pearls spreads across the entire universe and=20
serves as The cool light of the moon. That moon light extends both=20
during the day and night times. As a result , the joined palms of=20
dEvAs offering worship to You appear like unblossomed buds of lotus".=20
Swamy Desikan states that the dEvAs are having anjali mudhrai (=20
joining one's palms as a sign of reverence) during day and night.=20
Their anjali mudhra appear like lotus buds , which do not open up=20
because they experience the moon light associated with the cool=20
radiance of from the pearls decorating the PaadhukAs. Lotus flower=20
does not open its petals at night.

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh Mukhundha PaadarakshakE!
With Your unmatched cool white radiance , You make even the day time=20
experience the cool moonshine. The unbearable samsAric heat=20
feels like the cool moon shine in Your presence. When the DevAs=20
worship You, the SaThAri Soori, their folded hands stay closed
like the lotus at night enjoying the cool moon rays .=20=20=20=20=20

3) Oh Mukundha PaadhAvani! Your cool radiance from the pearls=20
makes even the hot day filled with the comfort of the cool moon rays=20
( tE moukthikai: idham visvam divApi jyOthsnAmayam karOthi).
Because of that phenomena , the folded hands of the dEvAs , which
resemble lotus buds do not open up ( yEna vaimAnikAnAm anjali
padhmakOsA: vyAkOchathAm na bhajanthi)=85(V.S)








Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

624. samAshrithAnAmanaGhAm vishuDdhim thrAyasavyapAyam cha 
vithanvathI thvam sAyujyamApAdhayasi 
svakIyaIrmukthAPhalaIrmADhavapAdhukE! na:

Oh Paaduka! You make us, Your surrendered ones, exactly equal to the 
pearls. We become ones, for whom bliss and service are the fruit-
state, not involving a stage or path or technique. Perfect purity 
(pure whiteness); fearlessness (freedom from flaws of gems)-This 
Sayujya for us with pearls is Your gift!

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):

SlOkam 624 :

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Maadhava PaadhukE! For those of 
us, who have sought refuge in You, You confer on us Your boon of 
possessing the likeness with You. As a result, we also become 
sinless, blemishless, fearless and perfect ( freedom from chipping 
in the case of pearls and gems). We attain thereby the type of 
mOksham known a s Saayujyam.

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! You transform those who 
seek Your refuge like Your pearls , which are pure and blemishless. 
They become free from dhOshams and are freed from their fears.

3) Oh Maadhava PaadhukE! for those who seek Your refuge with
devotion , You make them reach a status similar to Your pearls 
(viz)., pure, nirdhOsham and freedom from fear ( SamAsrithAnAm na: 
anagAm visuddhim thraasa vyapaayam cha vitanvathI ). You confer 
on them a state of bliss equal to Your pearls ( Thvam svakeeyai: 
mukthAphalai: saayujyam aapAdhayasi)..(V.S).






Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

625. avaImi pAdhAvani! moUkthikAnAm kIrNAmudhagarI: kiraNaprarOhaI:
yAthrOthsavArtham vihithAm murArEraBhangurAmankurapAlikAm thvAm

Oh Paaduka! Your pearls look like sprouting up. Is it then the 
Navadhanya palika ritual of germinating grains to mark a procession-
festival of the Lord? 
I presume so. 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):

SlOkam 625

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! I visualize You 
as a vessel in which sprouted grains are seen during the time of 
Your Lord's annual festivals at the Yaj~na SaalAs. The white lustre
of Your pearls adorning You appear like the white sprouted buds 
seen on those occasions. 

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The marriage and other Vedic 
ceremonies require the growth of Paalikais . The seedlings grow
in four days into small plants. Similarly , SadAchAryA's 
katAksham and anugraham will permit a sishyan to have 
the SaakshthkAram of PerumAl. 

3)PerumAl has Yaathra Uthsavam and has the puRappAdu. 
The spreading lustre form the pearls on the Paadhukais
( moukthikAnAm udhagrai: kiraNa prarOhai:)look like
PaalikA vessels with the white sprouts from grains
( uthsavaarTam vihithAm abhankurAm angurapAlikAm iva)
that are shooting out...(V.S)





Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

626. shivathvahEthum sakalasya janthO:
srOthOvishEShaI: suBhagAmasanKhyaI:
mukthAmayUKhaI: surasinDhumanyAm
puShNAsi rangEshvarapAdhukE! thvam

Oh Paaduka! (The Ganga that flowed from the Lord's Feet once, made 
Rudra, 'Siva'). The pearl-rays from You, constitute so many branches 
of a new Ganga, that confers 'Sivatva' sanctity and auspiciousness on 
all creatures.

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):

SlOkam 626

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh Ranganatha PaadhukE! 
You are the cause for auspiciousness for all the lving beings 
and that is due to the countless divisions of the flow of 
the lustre from Your pearls. This flood of lustre looks like 
a mighty river with many branches. Your conferral of Sivathvam
(auspiciousness) on so many makes You more famous than 
the river Ganga . (Rudra became Siva /auspicious and attained 
Sivathvam by housing Ganga in His matted locks. Swamy Desikan 
reasons that Ganga made only Rudra attain Sivathvam in contrast 
to the pearls of PaadhukAs that confer Sivathvam to countless 
number of living beings.






Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

627. rangE shayAnasya padhAvani! thvAm
lAvaNyasinDhO: saviDhE niShaNNAm
parisPhuranmoUkthikajAladhrushyAm
prasUthiBhinnAm prathiyanthi shukthim

Oh Paaduka! Near the Lord, who lies as a large ocean of charm, You 
shine as the oyster-shell opened up to emit out pearls. You are 
beside an ocean of lavanya (charm). Ordinary oyster-shells are found 
on the shores of the ocean of lavana (salt).

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Nots by V.Sadagopan (V.S):

SlOkam 627

1) UtthamUr Sawmy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! You are seated 
right next to that ocean of beauty resting under the Ranga VimAnam . 
During that occasion , the pearls decorating the front portion of
Your body resemble the pearls near the salty ocean shore ,
which peek out of their mother shells that are half open.
We poets visualize Your pearls in this way .Swamy Desikan
uses the double meaning of the word "laavaNya sindhu" in 
this verse. This word can mean either the ocean of beauty 
(laavaNya) or the salty (lavaNa) ocean. He recognizes
the pearls on the PaadhukAs of the Lord as natural pearls
peeking out of their oyster shells.

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam: The time of birth of
the pearls from their oyster shells is referred to here.
The Lord of SrIrangam is like the ocean of Beauty.The Paadhukai
with its pearls on top is right next to that ocean of
Beauty, Lord RanganAthan.Their proximity reminds Swamy 
Desikan that the Lord is like the beautiful oyster shell
and the beautiful pearls are like those born out of
that ocean of beauty.The Paasurams of Swamy NammAzhwAr are
compared to illustrious pearls with deep devotion to the Lord.

3)The Paadhukais are right next to the ocean of beauty
lying down under the shade of Ranga VimAnam (( RangE sayanasya 
PadhAvani! (tasya ) lAvaNya sindhO: savidhE nishaNNAm ThvAm).
There You are seen with your beautiful pearls ,which seem 
to have just burst open from their oyster shells ( Moukthika-
jaala dhrusyAm ThvAm , prasUthi-bhinnAm sukthim 
prathiyanthi)..(V.S) 






Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:


628. avaImi rangEshvarapAdharakshE! mukthAPhalAni thvayi nisthulAni
thEnaIva kalpAntharakANAmupathAni bIjAni jagadhviDhAthrA

Oh Paaduka! The globular pearls on You, I surmise are the seeds that 
Lord Ranganatha, the World-Creator has sown, for later on 
materializing into stars in future ages, kalpas, etc.

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):

SlOkam 628

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh RanganAtha PaadhukE! 
I consider Your pearls as the seedlings for the growth of 
the future generation of stars , which have been planted
in You by the Lord Himself.

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:Oh PadhukE! When one looks at 
the pearls enmeshed on Your surface ,it is like the seedlings 
planted by the Lord for the occasion of the next kalpam .
The inner meaning is that just as the twinkling distant
star and its beauty is enjoyed by people far away from 
the stars, even for common folk , the devotional fervor of 
Swamy NammAzhwAr's paasurams become abundantly evident.

3) The pearls on the Paadhukai are matchless ( Thvayi 
nisthulAni mukthAphalAni).They are like the seeds sown for 
the next Kalpam by Lord of Rangam( TEnaiva upthAni kalpAnthara
tArakANAm bhIjAni avaimi)..(V.S). 






Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

629. vikramyamANamaBhavath kshaNamanthariksham
mAyAvinA BhagavathA maNipAdharakshE!
vyOmApagAvipulavudhbudhadharshanIyaI:
mukthAPhalaIsthava shuBhaI: punarukthathAram

Oh Manipaaduka! When the deceitful Vamana extended His foot into the 
sky, the pearls in the Paduka there, momentarily as the beautiful 
bubbles, arose in the flow of the celestial Ganga, appeared like 
stars, thus doubling the number of stars-(all for a moment; soon the 
foot pierced and went to Brahmaloka).

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan(V.S):

SlOkam 629

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! Your Lord is like 
a magician , who took the form of Thrivikrama and measured 
the universes with His feet. His left foot stretched and 
measured the sky. River Ganga flowed from that foot and 
the rapidly moving foot created many bubbles in the stream 
of Ganga due to its amazing velocity . The water bubbles seen
at that time occupied the sky and became the pearls
adorning You .They joined the stars that existed before 
their birth and multipled the count of the stars in the sky.

2) SrImath Andavan's anubhavam:When the Lord took 
ThrivikramAvathAram, 
there were multitudes of stars in the sky that was pierced 
by His fast rising Thiruvadi.Oh PaadhukE! The pearls on You
looked like brilliant stars themselves at that time. The swift
moving bubbles form the GangA pravAham at that time were also like
the stars. Thus during the short time of travel of the Lord's
feet, the sky had three fold number of stars(Natural stars,
Pearls looking like stars and the bubbles of Ganga river
appearing like another set of stars).

3)Lord is like a MaayAvi. From His dwarfish stature , He grow
in to His gigantic Thrivikrama form .The sky that was being
measured by the Lord's Thiruvadi ( BhagavathA vikramyamANam
anthariksham ) got admixed with the pearl like , auspiciousness 
granting bubbles arising from the swift flowing Ganga pravAham 
in a very short time ( kshaNam vyOmApagA vipula bhudhbhudha 
darsaneeyai:)that looked like another kind of stars . To those 
two kinds of stars were added your auspicious assembly of 
pearls (Tava subhai: mukthAphalai: punuruktha thArAm
abhavath)..(V.S).






Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

630. lakshmIvihArarasikEna padhAvani! thvam
rakshAviDhoU BhagavathA jagathO niyukthA
satthvam thadharhamiva darshayasi praBhUtham
mukthAmayUKhanikarENa visruthvarENa

Oh Paaduka! Not that the Lord is a deceitful personage. You, as 
having been invested with the protection of all worlds, You being 
Sattva-oriented as evident from the white pearls, You run the world 
in a Sattvika manner. Thus You ensure that the Lord is able to be 
engaged in His sport with His spouses, You undertaking to do His 
duties.

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan (V.S):

SlOkam 630

1) UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE! Your Lord 
is interested in sporting with His consort, SrI RanganAyaki.
He appoints You as the protector of the universe through
the spreading of righteousness(satthva guNa )there , so that 
there will be no interruption to His sporting with SrI RanganAyaki. 
You accomplish Your mission through the spreading of the rays
of Your pearls . Swamy Desikan equates the white rays of 
the pearls with satthva guna. When latter is dominant , Lord does 
not need to leave the side of His consort to punish the wicked 
ones known for their display of RajO and TamO gunAs.

2) SrImad Andavan's anubhavam:For protecting the world, satthva
guNam is a prime requisite. The lustre form the Paadhukais 
spreads satthva guNam all around the world. Lord RanganAthan
wishes to sport with His consort and entrusts the Paadhukai
to serve as the rakshakan of the world knowing fully well 
that the satthva guNam emanating from the pearls of the paadhukai
would take care of that lofty responsibility.

3) Lord RanganAthan is saluted here as "LakshmI VihAra rasikan".
He commands the Paadhukais to take care of the protection of
the Universe, while He is busy sporting with His Divine
consort ( BhagavathA jagatha: rakshAvidhou Thvam niyukthA).
You rise to the occasion by spreading the lustre of Your 
assembly of pearls in all directions ( Thvam visruthvarENa 
mukthA mayUkha nikarENa ) and demonstrate for that task
of protection , Your lofty satthava guNam ( Tadharham 
prabhUtham Satthavm darsayasi)..(V.S).